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May 8, 2025

A bad climate: Untold threats to climate and environmental journalists in Italy

'Woke'/undermining traditional values Media is/spreads “fake news”

August 23, 2024

Fake Voices of Europe – The AI-attack on Slovak Journalist Monika Tódová

"Traitor" or "Foreign Agent" Media is/spreads “fake news” Politically biased

August 22, 2024

No reporting without bodyguard: Attacks on media and journalists in the German State of Thuringia

“Censors” or “Ministry of Truth” Mouthpieces of the global elite Politically biased 'Woke'/undermining traditional values Dubious finances Media is/spreads “fake news”

August 21, 2024

‘Culture warriors’: The far-right’s campaign against Adina Marincea

"Traitor" or "Foreign Agent" Media is/spreads “fake news” 'Woke'/undermining traditional values Antisemitic rhetoric Promoting authoritarian regimes

July 19, 2024

Attacks on Croatian weekly Novosti: “Light ‘em up or shut ‘em down”

"Traitor" or "Foreign Agent" Mouthpieces of the global elite Dubious finances Promoting authoritarian regimes Xenophobic rhetoric

November 9, 2023

How conspiracy groups in Spain worked to undermine the media literacy project of the Maldita.es Foundation

Media is/spreads “fake news” 'Woke'/undermining traditional values “Censors” or “Ministry of Truth” Mouthpieces of the global elite

October 12, 2023

Franziska Tschinderle: Attacked by Orbán’s state media

'Woke'/undermining traditional values Politically biased Antisemitic rhetoric Promoting authoritarian regimes "Traitor" or "Foreign Agent"

September 28, 2023

Smeared, discredited and threatened by the far-right next door

Politically biased Mouthpieces of the global elite Antisemitic rhetoric "Traitor" or "Foreign Agent" Media is/spreads “fake news”

September 4, 2023

Faktograf: When disinformation campaigns fuel hate and harassment

"Traitor" or "Foreign Agent" Mouthpieces of the global elite “Censors” or “Ministry of Truth” Politically biased Media is/spreads “fake news” Dubious finances

The “Observatory” is part of the IPI-led project “Decoding the Disinformation Playbook“, a joint initiative with Faktograf and Taz. The coalition works together to decode populist propaganda in Europe targeting fact-checkers and investigative journalists – who are both essential players in the fight against disinformation.

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